Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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